This year has been one of the worst years of my life, but I survived. It was a rough year for my and my as well. We are all looking forward to kissing 2007 goodbye and bringing in 2008 with hope. I won’t say that 2008 cannot be any worse than this year because I have learned the hard way that things can ALWAYS get worse. I will say that I am that it will be a great year. I will do my best to bring that hope to fruition.

The following is a list of things that happened, good and bad. Other things happened this year as well, but these are the most significant:

Self-injury session went too far and I had to get 27 stitches (New Year’s Day)

I stopped self-injuring for 6 months and then had several relapses

I had a breakdown at .

I checked myself into a psychiatric hospital due to urges

I began the long journey to recovery

I started this blog

almost died by suicide

I allowed myself to start crying

I cried four times

My brother left the Aryan Brotherhood

My mom lost her job and I had to support her

My mom’s car was stolen on my birthday

Some of my special belongings were ruined on my birthday due to a roof leak

and I forgave each other face to face so to speak

Erick and I became online friends with benefits

Erick got divorced

and I reconciled

Nick and I broke up

Nick went to

stalked me

A friend was diagnosed with a terminal illness and was given less than a year to live

The ice storm from hell almost destroyed my house and hometown

My brother got to meet our niece for the first time

I had more than I can remember

I had to take off work for several months due to the episodes

I filed a complaint against for

I won the right to sue Directv from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

I added 11 notches to my bedpost and revisited sexcapades with several former lovers

Tyler and his girlfriend was ran over twice and killed

My uncle was almost sent to prison

I became a member of a private club

I had my first foursome

J.R got married

J.R got an annulment

Dena let her kids meet their half-brother/2nd cousin

Dena forgave her cousin for getting pregnant by her husband

went wild after leaving Gerald

Tori started having threesomes

had 2 miscarriages

Carah is pregnant again

started walking, cutting teeth, and talking

McKayla had her first birthday

Jess got busted by the police having sex in her car

Joe got out of rehab

Ally almost died from a drug overdose

Felicia was diagnosed as bipolar

I learned a lot about myself and began addressing major issues from my life

I almost allowed myself to fall in again

I was off work for several months due to and a ton of therapy and groups

Whew! That was a lot of shit!